Since 1998, Media Vaca has specialized in the invention of highly illustrated books designed for readers of all ages. The care and hard work which is required by every new project only permit the publication of three titles per year.
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Spanish independent publishing house with seven collections: Literature, Poetry, Panorama (essay), Canya de pescar (children literature), El Mornell (youth literature), Miscel·lània (cooking, etc.), Business books.
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Citrus pests are a serious issue for crop growers, causing problems in yield and economic losses. Citrus Mites is a comprehensive study of mites harmful to citrus plants from all citrus growing regions around the world. Providing a useful resource for identifying citrus crop pests, the text will also address methods of removal from plants, describe symptoms of damage caused by pests and discuss methods of eradication and control, making it essential for horticulturalists, pomologists and acarologists as well as practitioners, researchers and students of crop protection and pest management.
Mites pose a serious problem to plants worldwide, attacking crops and spreading disease. When mites damage crops of economic importance the impacts can be felt globally. Mites are among the most diverse and successful of invertebrates, with over 45,000 described species, with many more thousands to be discovered. They are responsible for a significant portion of the losses of crops for food, fibre, industry and other purposes, and require expensive and often controversial pest control measures. Understanding these mites is vital for entomologists, pest researchers, agronomists and food producers. Knowledge of mite pests helps to inform control strategies and optimize the production of economic plants and the agrarian economy. This encyclopedia provides a thorough coverage of the mites and the problems they cause to crops, yet it is easily searchable, organised by mite species and subdivided into helpful headings. It takes a worldwide view of the issue of mites injurious to economic plants, describing mites prevalent in different regions and discussing control methods appropriate in different environments. This book provides an encyclopaedic reference to the major mites, described by family in terms of their internal and external morphology, bio-ecology and family systematics. Methods of mite collection and laboratory study is described, as well as species diagnostic characteristics, worldwide distribution, host plants, identification by the type of damage they cause and control strategies, including chemical and biological intervention and integrated pest management measures. Mites of the following families are included: (Eriophyoidea, Tarsonemidae, Tuckerellidae, Tenuipalpidae, Tetranychidae, Acaridae, Penthaleidae). The Handbook of Mites of Economic Plants is an important resource for students of entomology and crop production, and as a thorough reference guide for researchers and field workers involved with mites, crop damage and food production. Click here to read the first chapter for free.
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This book is an up-to-date and comprehensive reference covering pest management in organic farming in major crops of the world. General introductory chapters explore the management of crops to prevent pest outbreaks, plant protection tools in organic farming, and natural enemies and pest control. The remaining chapters are crop-based and discuss geographic distribution, economic importance and key pests. For each pest the fundamental aspects of its bio-ecology and the various methods of control are presented. Understanding of the scientific content is facilitated with practical advice, tables and diagrams, helping users to apply the theories and recommendations. Handbook of Pest Management in Organic Farming: · Consists of rational approaches and advice. · Is authored by a team of international specialists in pest control. · Represents the only available comprehensive review of insect pest management in organic systems. This is an essential resource for researchers and extension workers in crop protection, integrated pest management and biocontrol, and organic farming systems.
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Sizilien gehört seit jeher zu den klassischen Zielen der Kulturreisenden, und »Italien ohne Sizilien macht gar kein Bild in der Seele: hier ist erst der Schlüssel zu allem« stellte Johann Wolfgang Goethe in seiner Italienischen Reise fest. Goethes Reisebericht steht zusammen mit dem des Baron von Riedesel und Johann Gottfried Seumes Spaziergang nach Syrakus am Anfang der touristischen Erkundung der größten italienischen Insel. »Sizilien als Reiseziel« bildet den ersten Teil dieses Sizilien-Lesebuchs. Ein ganz anderes Bild vermitteln die Texte einheimischer Autoren im zweiten Teil, allen voran Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusas Der Leopard. Zusammen mit Giovanni Verga, Elio Vittorino, Leonardo Sciascia, Vincenzo Console und Gesualdo Bufalino gehört Lampedusa zu den Sizilianern, die die italienische Literatur entscheidend geprägt haben, und mit Luigi Pirandello und Giuseppe Quasimodo hat die Insel sogar zwei Nobelpreisträger hervorgebracht.
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Der Film erzählt die Geschichte von Guido und Dora, eine komisch-märchenhafte Liebesgeschichte, die sich zur Tragödie wendet, als der Jude Guido und sein kleiner Sohn Giosué deportiert werden. Dora, die nicht jüdisch ist, folgt ihnen aus Liebe freiwillig ins Konzentrationslager. Guido ist entschlossen, das Kind vor den Schrecken der Realität zu schützen. Er tarnt die eigene Angst und Erschöpfung und behält seinen Witz, seine Fröhlichkeit und seine spielerischen Fähigkeiten unter den unmenschlichsten Bedingungen. Giosué soll weiter daran glauben, daß das Leben schön ist. Selbst wenn das Schlimmste passiert.
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Veterinarians are increasingly aware of the need to recognise they are working in a business enterprise. From operating as small practices twenty years ago, veterinary businesses are now run along sophisticated models and operate out of multi-million pound hospitals. Drawing together the latest information on practice management, this textbook provides practical and straightforward coverage of major elements, including client relationships and staff management, business and financial procedures, computer systems and project management. This book covers practice management topics as taught in veterinary schools worldwide, providing students with a textbook resource in this increasingly important subject. It is also a valuable source of information for newly qualified veterinarians, veterinarians interested in practice management and veterinary practice managers.
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Clara, Julian, Felix and Fee must have done something bad, because they are waiting for a severe punishment: detention. “Detention” is actually the wrong word. In fact their task is to get the school garden into shape, which includes the fountain with non-stop snapping turtles. But oh, shock horror! First of all, Felix digs up a skull. Then several suspicious looking men turn up, alleging that they are sports teachers. Could this be the cover-up of a murder? And what is the grumpy housemaster Kratzek hiding? In order to find out just what is going on at the closed school, the four detainees must stick together at all costs – and that is the biggest adventure of them all.
